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  2. List of acquisitions by eBay - Wikipedia

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    As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$ 2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.

  3. eBay - Wikipedia

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    eBay Inc. eBay Inc. ( / ˈiːbeɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide. Sales occur either via online auctions or "buy it now" instant sales ...

  4. Pierre Omidyar - Wikipedia

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    A technology entrepreneur, software engineer, and philanthropist, [ 6] he is the founder of eBay, where he served as chairman from 1998 to 2015. [ 7][ 6] Omidyar and his wife Pamela founded Omidyar Network in 2004. As of 2023, Forbes ranked Omidyar as the 245th-richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of $8.7 billion.

  5. StubHub - Wikipedia

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    StubHub was founded in March 2000 as a class project [7] by Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr, both former Stanford Business School students and investment bankers. [8] One of its first major sports deals was with the Seattle Mariners in 2001. [9] In 2002, eBay was in talks to acquire StubHub for US$20 million, although the agreement had later "fallen ...

  6. ThriftBooks - Wikipedia

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    Number of employees. 900 (2020 [2]) Website. www .thriftbooks .com. ThriftBooks is a large web-based used bookseller headquartered near Seattle, Washington. [3] ThriftBooks sells used books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, video games, and audio cassettes. ThriftBooks' business model "is based on achieving economies of scale through automation."

  7. Priceline.com - Wikipedia

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    Priceline.com. Priceline.com is an online travel agency for finding discount rates for travel -related purchases such as airline tickets and hotel stays. The company facilitates the provision of travel services from its suppliers to its clients. Priceline.com is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States and is wholly owned by Booking ...

  8. Best Buy - Wikipedia

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    Best Buy was taken public in 1985, and two years later it debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. [20] [21] In 1988, Best Buy was in a price and location war with Detroit-based appliance chain Highland Superstores, and Schulze attempted to sell the company to Circuit City for US$30 million. Circuit City rejected the offer, claiming they could ...

  9. Sears Holdings - Wikipedia

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    Sears Holdings Corporation was an American holding company headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. It was the parent company of the chain stores Kmart and Sears and was founded after the former purchased the latter in 2005. [7] It was the 20th-largest retailing company in the United States in 2015. [8]